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For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.

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However great the dish that holds the turbot, the turbot is still greater than the dish.
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Food Greatness Hold Value
He who weighs his burdens, can bear them.
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Burden Himself Weigh
He who thinks that the lives of Priam and of Nestor were long is much deceived and mistaken. Life consists not in living, but in enjoying health.
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Enjoyment Health Mistake Thinking
A good man doubles the length of his existence; to have lived so as to look back with pleasure on our past existence is to live twice.
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Doubt Existence Goodness Live Man
Gifts are like hooks.
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Gift One Liner
You are sad in the midst of every blessing. Take care that Fortune does not observe–or she will call you ungrateful.
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Blessing Care Fortune Gratitude Observation Sadness Yourself
Our days pass by, and are scored against us.
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Day Ourselves Pass Score
Short is the life of those who possess great accomplishments, and seldom do they reach a good old age. Whatever thou lovest, pray that thou mayest not set too high a value on it.
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Accomplishment High Life Possession Short Value Yourself
A cook should double one sense have: for he Should taster for himself and master be.
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Cook Doubt Himself Master Taste
Every epigram should resemble a bee; it should have sting, honey, and brevity.
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Honey Similar
Service cannot be expected from a friend in service; let him be a freeman who wishes to be my master.
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Friendship Master Service Yourself
From no place can you exclude the fates.
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Fate Place Yourself
For life is only life when blessed with health.
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Blessing Health Life
For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.
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Rich Wealth
If my opinion is of any worth, the fieldfare is the greatest delicacy among birds, the hare among quadrupeds.
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Greatness Myself Opinion Worth
In adversity it is easy to despise life; he is truly brave who can endure a wretched life.
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Adversity Brave Himself Life True

For wealth’s now given to none but to the rich.

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